Dear Northern California sister cities leaders, Sister Cities International is coming to your state in a couple weeks! I hope you can join us in person in San Jose on March 6-7 for our leadership meetings and special events. We
Accepting Entries: 2025 Once in Japan Photo Contest – “Make it POP!”
Accepting Entries: 2025 Once in Japan Photo Contest – “Make it POP!” The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco is now accepting entries for the 2025 Once in Japan Photo Contest for a chance to win the latest Canon
Northern California Voices at the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit
Northern California Voices at the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit We’re thrilled to share highlights from the 2025 Youth Leadership Summit, held June 15-21 at American University in Washington, D.C., and hosted by Sister Cities International. This year, nine outstanding students
Honoring Tim Quigley
Honoring Tim Quigley On March 14, 2024, Sister Cities International mourned the loss of a remarkable member of our community. Tim Quigley, Chairman of the Honorary Board of Directors, Chairman Emeritus, Global Envoy, and First Chairman of the Sister Cities
Citizen diplomacy and the importance of maintaining sister city relationships
Dear Fellow Citizen Diplomats, Witnessing the horrific events of the past week in Ukraine, leaders in our communities – instinctively and understandably – want to say something, to do something, and to act towards a collective disapproval of this assault
NorCal represented at League of California Cities annual conference
The NorCal Board members attended the League of California Cities Annual Conference and Expo in Sacramento, California, Sept. 22 and 23, 2021, to represent Sister Cities International and talk about the work of Sister Cities International. Board members in attendance
NorCal Bell Ringing Ceremony
On August 5 and 8, 2020, Sister Cities International organized an international bell ringing commemoration of the 75th anniversary of peace between the United States of America and Japan since the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
California Sister Cities Youth Leadership Summit 2/6/21
The California Sister Cities Youth Leadership Summit will be held online on Saturday, February 6, 2021. The event is hosted by the Sister Cities International Southern California Chapter and Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) USA. This nonprofit online event will be